miskickn.
/ˈmɪsˌkɪk/, U.S. /ˈmɪsˌkɪk/ Sport (chiefly Association Football).
A bad, clumsy, or incorrectly executed kick; an instance of miskicking.
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footer1781
place-kick1845
place-kicking1845
punt1845
miskick1868
footwork1871
goal-kicking1871
shinning1873
punt kick1876
tackle1876
heading1887
dribble1889
throw-in1896
breakaway1906
right-footer1906
set piece1938
long ball1954
scissors kick1955
1868 Sportsman 22 Dec. 3/3 An unlucky miskick on the part of one the Crusaders' backs, however, again proved fatal to their hopes.
1885 Manch. Guardian 26 Oct. 3/6 Good play was shown by both sides, until at length, by a mis-kick, Smith managed to get in front.
1891 Football News 19 Sept. 2/1 A mis-kick by Whitelaw.
1951 Sport 16 Mar. 6 (caption) A Billy Wright miskick sends the ball behind the Wolves' goal.
1989 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 30 Oct. 31/6 Cottee..scored with a miskick that sent Norwich goalkeeper Bryan Gunn the wrong way.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
miskickv.
/ˌmɪsˈkɪk/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈkɪk/ Sport (chiefly Association Football).
1. transitive. To kick (a ball) badly or clumsily; to bungle (a shot, pass, etc.), esp. by mistiming one's kick.
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1891 Football News 19 Sept. 2/1 McMillan miskicked the ball.
1985 Washington Post 24 Nov. b16/2 Michael Brady..tried a bicycle shot from about 10 yards. ‘I went for goal and I miskicked it,’ said Brady.
1995 Daily Mail 18 May 79/3 Wolves skipper Peter Shirtliff miskicked his clearance and McGinlay was ready to pounce.
2. intransitive. To fail to kick a ball properly; to kick a ball badly or clumsily, esp. to mistime a kick.
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to kill a ball1883
chip1889
miskick1901
to go in1914
to give (a ball) air1920
punt-kick1960
1901 Daily Express 18 Mar. 8/4 Having to deal with a dropping ball which he could not properly judge, [he] miskicked.
1963 Times 21 Feb. 3/6 Lancaster presented Harris with an open goal, but the Watford winger completely miskicked.
1999 Grimsby Evening Tel. (Electronic ed.) 18 Dec. Their striker miskicked when it looked easier to score.
Derivatives
misˈkicking n.
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1992 Guardian (Nexis) 21 Sept. 15 It was..the best strike in a match of woeful miskicking, bad temper and physical challenges.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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